Cafe Avanti Restaurant

Minestrone$6.00

Fresh vegetable soup.

Straciatella$6.00

Chicken broth, egg drop & spinach.

Pasta fagioli$6.00

White canellini beans, prosciutto & pastina.

Tortellini in Brodo$6.00

Cheese filled pasta dumplings in broth.

Arugula$9.00

Fresh arugula with marinated chopped tomato & fresh mozzarella.

Ceasare$9.00

Classic ceasar salad with homemade croutons.

Avanti$9.00

Baby greens with gorgonzola cheese & apple in champagne vinaigrette.

Antipasto rustico$12.00

Assorted dry italian meats & imported cheese.

Beet tartare with goat cheese$12.00

Carpaccio di manzo$12.00

Sliced filet mignon topped with arugula & parmesan.

Carpaccio di salmone$12.00

Sliced salmon, shaved fennel, lemon & capers.

Caprese$12.00

Fresh mozzarella,beefsteak tomato&basil with a balsamic reduction.

Calamari fritti$12.00

Deep fried calamari to crispy served with marinara sauce.

Vongole oreganate$12.00

Fresh clams baked with seasoned bread crumbs.

Carciofi$12.00

Whole artichoke stuffed with seasoned bread crumbs.

Polpette homemade veal meatballs$12.00

Black grouper ceviche$15.00

Lemon, onions, red peppers.

Tuna tartare$15.00

Onions, capers, ginger, lemon & cilantro, with garlic croutons.

Crab cakes$15.00

2 to an order, italian style over marinara.

Mussels marinara$15.00

Mediterranean mussels in a marinara sofrito.

Octopus$15.00

Grilled, with warm olive oil.

Jumbo lump crabmeat cocktail$15.00

With mustard sauce.

Jumbo shrimp cocktail$15.00

3 to an order, with cocktail sauce.

Capelli d'angelo$16.00

Angel hair with tomato & basil.

Pappardelle bolognese$16.00

Wide noodles with meat sauce.

Spaghetti con polpette$16.00

Spagetti with veal meatballs in marinara.

Rigatoni calabrese$16.00

Shiitake mushrooms & sausage.

Linguine carbonara$16.00

Pancetta bacon & cream sauce.

Penne broccoli$16.00

Sauteed with garlic & oil.

Fettuccine alfredo$16.00

Cream sauce & cheese.

Ravioli$18.00

With ricotta cheese & spinach.

Lasagne bolognese$18.00

Meat sauce & ricotta cheese.

Cannelloni$18.00

Rolled fresh crepe with veal & spinach ricotta.

Tortellini capriccio$18.00

Cream, prosciutto, mushrooms & cheese.

Rollatini di melanzane$18.00

Eggplant baked with ricotta cheese & tomato sauce.

Gnocchi al pesto$18.00

Homemade potato dumplings with Fresh basil sauce.

Funghi porcini & asparagi$24.00

Di aragosta (lobster)$32.00

Ravioli di aragosta$23.00

Homemade lobster ravioli in a pink sauce with caviar.

Cozze marinara$23.00

Fresh mussels over spaghetini in a marinara sofrito.

Linguine con vongole$23.00

Little neck clams in a garlic clam broth.

Gamberoni fra diavolo$23.00

Spicy gulf shrimp over linguine.

Frutti di mare$23.00

Fresh tagliatelle with seafood in tomato sauce.

Bucatini gamberoni$23.00

Shrimp, leeks, sundried tomatoes .

Fresh fish of the day

• Market Price

Parmigiano di pollo$18.00

Topped with mozzarella cheese& tomato sauce.

Pollo fiorentina$18.00

Sauteed with lemon & white wine served over spinach.

Pollo avanti$18.00

Topped with prosciutto, eggplant & mozzarella in a light brown gravy sauce.

Lombata di vitello$21.00

Veal cutlet milanese topped with chopped fresh green salad.

Vitello marsala$21.00

Veal scaloppini with Shiitake mushrooms & marsala wine.

Vitello piccata$21.00

Veal scaloppini with a lemon, White wine & butter sauce.

Bistecca fiorentina$32.00

16 oz. new york sirloin marinated in olive oil, rosemary & garlic served over sauteed spinach & onions.

Costelette di agnello$40.00

Domestic colorado lamb chops marinated & grilled.

Costelette di maiale$27.00

Grilled double cut, bone-in pork chop.

Costelette di vitello$37.00

Lightly marinated & grilled center cut, bone-in veal chop.

Salmone grigliato$25.00

Grilled center cut norwegian salmon.

Polastrello$24.00

Whole grilled baby chicken with a garlic & white wine sauce.

Spinaci & funghi$6.00

Sauteed spinach & mushrooms.

Patate alla costa$6.00

Sliced potatoes sauteed with onions until crispy Asparagi au gratin Fresh asparagus with melted reggiano cheese.

Fagiolini$6.00

Sauteed string beans.

Cannellini beans$6.00

Sauteed in warm olive oil with chopped red pepper & onion.

Monday-whole branzino$35.00

Herb roasted with potatoes, tomatoes & olives.

Tuesday-seabass$30.00

With white wine, capers & mushrooms.

Wednesday-valdostana$40.00

Stuffed veal chop with prosciutto & fontina.

Thursday-dover sole$45.00

Classically served, boned tableside.

Friday-lobster diavolo$32.00

Spicy maine lobster over spaghetti.

Saturday & sunday

Osso bucco 40 slowly cooked veal shank, in its own brown gravy over fettuccini.